Taking advantage of its tenth anniversary of the launch of its first smartphone, Xiaomi has launched its best smartphone to date: the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra. A mobile that stands out for many aspects, among which the three that correspond in number stand out: 120 Hz refresh rate on the screen, 120 W of charging power and 120 magnifications for the zoom of your camera. In addition to its transparent design that will not leave anyone indifferent. I have been able to test this exclusive telephone of the brand and today I will tell you my first impressions with the Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra and, besides, I will explain to you the biggest of his problems.
Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra: first impressions in video
120 Hz screen refresh
This is one of the top features that we can find on a phone panel today. If you haven't tried any high refresh rate on a display like 90Hz or 120 Hz, I could describe it to you as that extra fluidity that makes you become "addicted" to seeing how you go from one screen to another entering the menus or that aspect of continuity and speed when doing a swipe browsing a website or through the timeline of networks social.
It may not be the screen with the highest resolution on the market because Xiaomi continues to bet on the FullHD + instead of going to 2K or 4K. It is a panel that looks very good, with some natural colors and good viewing angles which, in these first tests, has left me with a very good experience after trying it by playing videos on it.
Of course, this sensation does not come only from the refresh rate, but is backed by a good set of hardware with the latest on the market, which is what this smartphone includes. A snapdragon 865 processor, Models of 8/12 / 16GB RAM and storage ranging from 128 / 256 / 512 GB supported by technology UFS 3.1 which is the mobile equivalent to computer SSDs. All this is combined with well-polished software and that high screen refresh rate to give us the feeling that we are flying with our smartphone when we are using it. An experience that, above all, we will appreciate while we are playing powerful games that, of course, this one is capable of moving freely and without any problem.
120W fast charging
But things do not stop there as far as components are concerned. Another detail that stands out greatly about this phone is the ability to charge your de 0 to 100 in just 30 minutes with its 120W charger.
When you know the data for the first time, you may think "well, a load like the rest but a little faster" and not, when you try it, it is something impressive. Connect the charging cable to the Mi 10 Ultra, see that the typical animation on the manufacturer's screen appears and, suddenly, in a few moments the percentage of charged battery begins to fly. It is something that, without seeing it in person, you may not be able to get an idea. But, used to seeing the "normal" charging progress of other phones, this one would catch your eye a lot.
The only problem I see with this is the size of the charger. The dimensions of this are large and transporting it anywhere could become somewhat uncomfortable. But of course, think that this device could be used to power the battery of other equipment such as a tablet or even a laptop. Currently there are many more demanding computers whose charger does not even reach 100 W, so with only this USB-C connector you can power both without problems, carrying a single charger wherever you go.
120 magnifications with digital zoom on your cameras
The last feature where we see this large number repeated is in the cameras section, where we will find 5 lenses in total:
- 48 MP main sensor, with an aperture of f/1.85.
- 20 MP ultra wide angle sensor, with an aperture of f/2.2 and a viewing angle of 128º.
- 12 MP portrait sensor, with an aperture of f/2.0.
- A telephoto lens able to reach 120x digitally, with an aperture of f/4.1
- 20 MP selfie sensor, with f / 2.3 opening.
A set of cameras with very good characteristics as you can and that, in these first tests they have left me with a more than correct feeling.
From the main sensor to the wide angle, they fulfill their mission very well in the photos that I was able to take from the window of the Xiaomi offices. Some results with correct colors, without excessive aberrations or distortions, although with this small test I could not give a final verdict on this set of cameras.
As for video recording, this Mi 10 Ultra is capable of reaching up to resolution 8K is 24 fps. In this regard, Xiaomi has not achieved anything new, since it is not the first phone to achieve this quality. But, what I can tell you is that it is the best 8K recording that I have tried to date, standing out above all in the stabilization when moving the device while recording.
A great phone that few can buy
Given these 3 fundamental aspects that attract the attention of the Mi 10 Ultra, I have to talk to you about the main, if not the only, problem that this smartphone has. And it is none other than your availability.
The Mi 10 Ultra is a mobile that Xiaomi has manufactured for its tenth anniversary but, unfortunately, it will not be marketed globally but will remain in exclusive in the asian market. Therefore, you can already get an idea that acquiring it will not be an easy task. In addition, to this is added the problem of the rom that it includes, which lacks Google services and everything is in Chinese or English. So, if you plan to import this smartphone to your country, you should take into account that you will have to flash a global rom so that everything stays in order and you can use it normally.
To this you will have to add that we do not know the price that the phone may cost you by implementing the cost of taxes and fees after importation. The official cost is 5.299 yuan which, in exchange, would be some 673 euros approximately, to which you must add that extra cost that I was telling you about.
Even so, I still think that this is an incredible mobile, with spectacular features and that it will surprise anyone who ends up buying it. If you want to know many more in-depth details about this smartphone, in addition to seeing the photographic and video recording results in detail, you can take a look at the video first impressions, at the beginning of this post, which I have made on our YouTube channel.